2 Chronicles 17
Jehoshaphat Becomes King
17:1 His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.1 17:2 He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons2 throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.
17:3 The
17:7 In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah.
17:8 They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
17:9 They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the scroll of the law of the
17:10 The
17:12 Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah. 17:13 He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.12 17:14 These were their divisions by families:
There were a thousand officers from Judah.13 Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,
17:15 Jehochanan the commander led 280,000,
17:16 and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the
17:17 From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields, 17:18 and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.
17:19 These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.